Et'y-mŏl'ō-gize1, v. t.
v. t. To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive, as a word. “The grammarians etymologize it.” Camden.
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Etymologize
Et'ymōl'o-gīze2, v. i.
v. i. [Fr. étymologiser.] To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from their simple roots.